“I’m just gonna lose control for about 15 minutes or so, then I’m gonna be cool for the rest of the night.”

Posted 22 June 2015 - 05:50 PM

It's hard for me to rank his albums, to be honest. A. they are so different, diifcult to compare. B. They are all so good.

I personally lean more towards his melodic side, so Mutations, Sea Change and Morning Phase are always winners. But that said, there are times when only Odelay or Midnite Vultures would do. And I love his more experimental side, found on The Information and to an extent Modern Guilt. Modern Guilt is actually one of my faves. Ppssibly the closest he ever got to marry the two sides of his music - the introspective singer songwriter and the upbeat energetic stuff.

If I were forced to make a list, it would probably look something like this.

1. Mutations

2. Sea Change

3. Morning Phase

4. Modern Guilt

5. Odelay

6. Midnite Vultures

7. Guero/The Information (not sure which I'd have first)

8. One Foot in the Grave

9. Mellow Gold

10. Stereopathetic Soulmanure

11. Golden Feelings

But really, apart from the early ones, with all the others there's very little in it.

That's true, I had to be as critical as possible to even rank them. There aren't many missteps in his discography.

Yeah I know what you mean, he has wide range of styles. I actually thought that Morning Phase was a step back from The Information and Modern Guilt but I do prefer it when he really gets creative and takes risks like on Midnite Vultures (phew) and even Guero to be honest. I also love his early, folky stuff like One Foot In The Grave and Stereopathetic Soulmanure.

But as you say, they are all great in there own, unique way. Good point about Modern Guilt too, it does feel like the perfect blend of both his mature and playful sides.